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Photo by Joshua10
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Field Notes

Description:

Body was about 3/4" long. Very long, spiny legs.

Habitat:

Top of a mountain ridge. Found in the sun in the corner of an exterior window on our cabin. Its a forested and rocky area. Found in November. Temp was in the low 40s.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Joshua10
Thanks ForestDragon. I believe that's exactly what it is!
ForestDragon
Beautiful spider! Welcome indeed! It looks similar to spiders from Genus Hypochilus (Lampshade Weavers). See what you think: http://bugguide.net/node/view/84744
Maria dB
Very nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!
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PublishedNovember 24, 2012

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